Drinking-fountain and faucet.



a. E. SWEET.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND FAUCET- APPLICATION FILED NOV-17,1913. RENEWED JUNE 10, 191 5.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915'.

Inventor:-

COLUMBIA PLANUURAPH c0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

GEORGE EDWARD SWEET, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO,C.A1\TAIDA.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN AND FAUCET. I

Application filed. November 17, 1913, Serial No. 801,483.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. SWEET, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Drinking-Fountains and Faucets, of which the following is a specification. I

My invention relates to a combined drinking fountain and faucet and has, as its principal object, the provision of a drinking fountain of maximum convenience and minimum cost.

A further object of my invention resides in the particular arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing which forms part of this specification :F igure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, of a drinking fountain made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in section, of certain portions of Fig. 1.

In the separate views the same part is designated by the same reference character.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 is a base adapted to rest on the ground or any suitable support, and 2 is a hollow tubular standard carried by the base 1, at the top of which is a bowl 3 having an outwardly and downwardly curved rim. The base 1 and bowl 3 are each provided with a flange such as 5 and 6, respectively, which fit over the adjacent ends of the standard 2. Running up through the base 1 and standard 2 is a pipe 7 at the upper end of which is an elbow 8 connecting in turn with elbow 9 which extends through the wall of the standard 2 and which connects in turn with a nipple 10. Mounted at the upper end of the nipple 10 is a faucet designated as a whole by the reference character 11 and illustrated in detail in Fig. 2. The faucet 11 is provided with a tubular projection 12 leading out of one side thereof, which extends through the wall of the standard 2 leading to the interior thereof. Connected with the projection 12 is an elbow 13 which connects in turn with a pipe 1 1 which extends upwardly and passes through the bottom of the bowl 3. It will be seen that the pipe 14 is provided with a series of apertures 15, at its upper end, the apertures 15 being immediately below the lower edge of the bowl 3. The purpose of the apertures 15 will appear later.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 2 it Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915. Renewed June 10, 1915. Serial No. 33,391.

will be seen that the faucet 11 comprises a body 16 which is attached to the upper end of the pipe 10 by means of a coupling 17, the end of the pipe being flanged outwardly as shown, a packing ring or washer 18 being interposed between the end of the pipe and the bottom of the part 16. The body of the casing 16 is provided with a central longitudinal aperture at its lower part, within which is mounted a stem 19 which is provided with a central bore 20 extending down its lower end part way toward the top and said bore being counterboredat its lower end and closed by a plug 21. The lower end of the stem 19 is also provided with a frustoconical portion 22 which projects outwardly beyond the edge of the stem 19 and has a flat upper face normally in contact with the lower face of the washer 18. It will be seen that the unbalanced pressure against the lower surface of the portion 22 normally holds the stem in this position in which 22 is tight against the washer 18. However, the upper portion of the outer casing 16 is provided with an aperture through which the stem 19 projects, said stem being provided with a head 23 by which it may be manually operated or pushed down when desired. It will be seen that leakage along the stem 19 is prevented by a packing gland 24.

The stem 19 is provided with two radial apertures 25 and 26, both of which communicate with the central bore 20, the aperture 25 being near the lower end of the bore 20 and the aperture 26 being near the upper end thereof. When the stem 19 is pushed downwardly by pressure of the knob 23, the aperture 25 is brought below the face of the washer 18 so that water may pass therethrough into the bore 20 and out through the aperture 26. Consequently, when the stem 19 is pushed downward as just de scribed, the water from pipe 10 passes through the faucet and into the pipe 14 and out of the upper end thereof at the point 27 in the bowl 3. Consequently, the person using the fountain has only to place his mouth over the end of the pipe 14 and press down the knob 23 in order to quench his thirst. Any excess of water falls back into the bowl 3 and drains out through the apertures 28 in the bottom thereof. The holes 15 admit air to the stream of water as it issues from the pipe 14: so that the water is aerated. When the flow has stopped, they serve as additional drainage openings assisting the openings 28. Moreover, if the person using the fountain places his mouth too close to the end of the pipe 14, so as to produce a pressure in the pipe, the apertures 15 will then allow water to flow directly into the standard 2, thus relieving the pressure against the mouth of the user.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 2- A drinking fountain comprising in combination, a base and a bowl, a hollow stand positioned between said base and bowl and supporting the latter, a water supply pipe terminating in said bowl and having its end portions contained within said base and 15 standard, the intermediate portion of said supply pipe having a U-shaped portion, the loop of said U-shaped portion positioned without said standard, and a water pressure faucet disposed in said loop, substantially 20 as described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE EDWARD SWEET.

Witnesses:

R. G. SMYTHE, MURIEL E. JoNEs.

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